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Trivia: Musical Terms

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1. A song of praise and glorification. Most often to honor God.






2. System of notes or tones based on and named after the key note.






3. A tempo having slow movement; restful at ease.






4. Curved line connecting notes to be sung or played as a phrase.






5. A period in history during the 18th and early 19th centuries where the focus shifted from the neoclassical style to an emotional - expressive - and imaginative style.






6. A musical theme given to a particular idea or main character of an opera.






7. A musical style characterized as excessive - ornamental - and trivial.






8. A numeric symbol in sheet music determining the number of beats to a measure.






9. A piece of music written in triple time. Also an old French dance.






10. The interval between two notes. Two whole tones and one semitone make up the distance between the two notes.






11. A rhythmic succession of musical tones - a melody for instruments and voices.






12. A form of writing for vocals that is close to the manner of speech and is rhythmically free.






13. A song of praise and glorification. Most often to honor God.






14. A musical composition written solely to improve technique. Often performed for artistic interest.






15. Refers to any great composer - conductor - or teacher of music.






16. A hymn sung by the choir and congregation often in unison.






17. A direction to play lively and fast.






18. One or more vocalists performing without an accompaniment.






19. Refers to the tuning of an instrument.






20. Quick repetition of the same note or the rapid alternation between two notes.






21. Word to indicate the movement or entire composition is to be played gracefully.






22. Time in music history ranging from the middle of the 16th to the middle of the 17th centuries. Characterized by emotional - flowery music; written in strict form.






23. Often used in overtures - a composition that uses passages from other movements of the composition in its entirety.






24. A dance written in triple time - where the accent falls on the first beat of each measure.






25. The retuning of a stringed instrument in order to play notes below the ordinary range of the instrument or to produce an usual tone color.






26. A set of five musicians who perform a composition written for five parts.






27. A short piece originally preceded by a more substantial work - also an orchestral introduction to opera - however not lengthy enough to be considered an overture.






28. The frequency of a note determining how high or low it sounds.






29. A symbol indicating to play loud.






30. Repetition of a single tone.






31. A composition whose style is simple and idyllic; suggestive of rural scenes.






32. Music composed such that each note is used the same number of times.






33. A piece of music played at the end of a recital responding to the audiences enthusiastic reaction to the performance - shown by continuous applause.






34. A repeating phrase that is played at the end of each verse in the song.






35. The unit of musical rhythm.






36. Suite of Baroque dances.






37. A form of Italian opera beginning at the end of the 19th century. The setting is contemporary to the composer's own time - and the characters are modeled after every day life.






38. One who directs a group of performers. The conductor indicates the tempo - phrasing - dynamics - and style by gestures and facial expressions.






39. A direction in sheet music indicating the tempo is to be very fast.






40. Vocal composition written for three or more solo parts - usually without instrumental accompaniment.






41. A harmonic given off by a note when it is played.






42. A composition whose style is simple and idyllic; suggestive of rural scenes.






43. A drama where the words are sung instead of spoken.






44. One of two or more parts in polyphonic music. Voice refers to instrumental parts as well as the singing voice.






45. The first tone of a scale also known as a keynote.






46. A 19th century square dance written for 4 couples.






47. Sliding between two notes.






48. Direction to performer to play a composition in a brisk - lively - and spirited manner.






49. Closing section of a movement.






50. Refers to any great composer - conductor - or teacher of music.